Seamless Admiralty Brass Tube from Japan
Admiralty brass tubes (C44300 alloy) are seamless copper-zinc-tin alloy pipes used primarily in heat exchangers and condensers for their excellent corrosion resistance in seawater. Classified under HTS 7411.29.10.00 as seamless tubes of copper alloys other than those specifically excluded. Meets subheading note (a) for brass alloys where zinc predominates.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
51.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
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• Provide mill test certificates confirming seamless construction and exact alloy composition per ASTM B111 to avoid reclassification as welded. 2
• Declare outer diameter and wall thickness accurately as statistical suffixes may apply. 3
• Ensure no zinc content exceeds limits that would shift to nickel silver classification